I. ˈheks verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
intransitive verb
[Pennsylvania German hexe, from German hexen, from hexe, n.]
: to practice witchcraft
transitive verb
[Pennsylvania German ver hexe, from ver for- + hexe, v.]
1. : to practice witchcraft upon : put a hex on
he can … hex him, and he knows it — J.H.Allen
2. : to affect as if by an evil spell : jinx , queer
giving in to an unscientific fear of hexing the whole project — Daniel Lang
hexes the acoustics — Springfield (Massachusetts) Daily News
II. noun
( -es )
Usage: often attributive
1. : spell , enchantment , jinx
my grandmother used to say some families had a hex on them — Sherman Kent
sung to death in a musical hex rendered by an enemy — Newsweek
we finally had to come to the conclusion that he had put a hex on the cars — Linda Braidwood
2.
[Pennsylvania German hex & German hexe, from Middle High German hecse, häxe; akin to Old High German hagzissa, hagazussa harpy, witch — more at hag (harpy)]
: a person who practices witchcraft : witch
I couldn't talk to you without twenty old hexes watching — Sinclair Lewis
III. adjective
Etymology: short for hexagonal
: hexagonal in shape
a bolt with a hex head
IV. abbreviation
1. hexachord
2. hexagon; hexagonal
V. ˈheks adjective or noun
Etymology: by shortening
: hexadecimal herein